Synonyms for boast

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Verb (1)

boast, brag, vaunt, crow mean to express pride in oneself or one's accomplishments. boast often suggests ostentation and exaggeration
boasts of every trivial success
, but it may imply a claiming with proper and justifiable pride.
the town boasts one of the best museums in the area brag suggests crudity and artlessness in glorifying oneself.
bragging of their exploits vaunt usually connotes more pomp and bombast than boast and less crudity or naïveté than brag.
vaunted his country's military might crow usually implies exultant boasting or bragging.
crowed after winning the championship

Examples of boast in a Sentence

Noun

When he says he's the richest man in town, he's not just making an idle boast.
We were offended by his boast that he would easily beat us.
The museum's proudest boast is its collection of rare gems.

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